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Despite the importance of religion and the growth of religious diversity across the globe, the study of religion is often negatively stereotyped among academics. The goals of the proposed studies are to better understand the reasons behind such stereotypes and the effects of such stereotypes on religion researchers themselves, and to investigate the role of intellectual humility in cultivating openness to religion-related research.

Part 1 of the proposed research will involve a survey-experiment of whether, why, and under what conditions scholars across social science disciplines evaluate the study of religion more negatively than other areas of study. Part 2, a longitudinal survey of early-career academics, will examine how and under what conditions negative stereotypes about the study of religion affect religion researchers themselves. Part 3 will involve three experiments designed to test potential mechanisms underlying negative evaluations of academic job candidates who study religion i.

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I expect these studies and their outputs e. More broadly, I expect the dissemination of these results to non-academic audiences e. Only a few pages are translated into other languages. August - August Understanding researchers' stereotypes about the science of religion: The role of Ahd humility. Grant ID. Project Leader s.

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